The 19th annual Vale do Café Festival Revives kicked off back on July 19th and ran through July 28th and spanned eight southern Rio de Janeiro municipalities including Vassouras, Barra do Piraí, Piraí, Mendes, Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Valença, and Paty do Alferes.
The event allowed visitors to explore historical coffee plantations from the coffee boom era through guided tours and showed the cultural heritage of Southern Rio, making the annual even that much more important.
“We have two new farms and one returning after many years” Roberta Kelab, the festival’s Production Director said prior to the event’s launch this year, according to Rio Times.
2024’s event saw the debut of Fazenda Floresta (Vassouras) and Fazenda Santa Rosa (Valença) and the returns of Fazenda Alliança (Barra do Piraí), Fazenda Vista Alegre (Valença), Fazenda Monte Alegre (Paty do Alferes), and Fazenda São Luiz da Boa Sorte (Vassouras).
Additionally, participants included Fazenda União (Rio das Flores), Fazenda das Palmas (Mendes), Fazenda São João da Prosperidade (Barra do Piraí), and Fazenda Florença (Valença) and the event included concerts for attendees.
Quarteto Semente Choro Jazz in front of Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição in Vassouras was front and center on Friday along with the Cortejo de Tradições at Praça Barão de Campo Belo in Vassouras.
The State Department of Culture and Creative Economy (SececRJ) and Sesc RJ provide institutional and cultural support.
